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Ukraine war: The implications for Asia
The stalemated Ukraine war has bought time for Asia.
January 04, 2023
Covid-19
Why Anthony Fauci is still optimistic about science
Fauci says that he has some unfinished business, such as getting a safe and effective vaccine for HIV
December 08, 2022
Zest
Singapore chips away at Hong Kong's hedge fund dominance
"Singapore has different strengths"
December 02, 2022
Investing strategies
Not out of the woods yet, so let’s find the path forward
Both the global economy and global investment markets continue to be waylaid by familiar risks.
November 30, 2022
Global Markets
The hunt for Red October
Cold War yarns have almost gone the way of the dodo but Quite likely, there will be a revival of this genre, with an Asian tilt
November 10, 2022
Global Economy
Where angels fear to tread and sleepwalkers lurk
I like buying when others are selling.
October 27, 2022
Semiconductor
US focus on chips could prove to be a fatal flaw
The life of a chip doesn’t actually begin until the silicon wafer has been sliced, tested and then packaged
October 23, 2022
Electric vehicles
China's Guangdong province has more EV chargers than all of the US
Ubiquitous charging is also boosting electric car ownership. EV sales jumped 151% in the first half of the year.
October 23, 2022
Global Economy
Where has all the liquidity gone?
We must ask what blame central banks bear for financial markets’ current fragility.
October 13, 2022
Global Economy
How do we fix Bernanke's fixes? That's for a future Nobel
The Nobel prize “confers on an individual an authority which in economics no man ought to possess.”
October 13, 2022